Tag: Bills
Democrats revise voting bill, but Senate obstacles remain
<p>WASHINGTON — Democrats are revising key sections of their sweeping legislation to overhaul U.S. elections, hoping to address concerns raised by state and local...
Texas Senate advance bill allowing handguns without license
<p>AUSTIN, Texas — Texas would allow people to carry a handgun without a license, and the background check and training that go with it,...
Veto of Indiana health order limits faces new vote next week
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana legislators will return to the Statehouse next week for a possible vote to override the governor’s veto of a bill giving...
Win giant Gallo close to $400 million center in S. Carolina
<p>COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina will likely soon tweak its liquor laws to allow the biggest winemaker in the United States to spend $400...
Indiana governor vetoes bill limiting local health orders
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s governor has vetoed a bill <a href="https://apnews.com/article/health-government-and-politics-bills-coronavirus-indiana-dd8834fc97ddbace675f451bb415df5a">that would limit the authority of county or city health departments</a> by allowing local elected...
Senators keep South Carolina hate crime bill alive for now
<p>COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's effort to become the next-to-last state to pass a hate crimes law survived a challenge from some Republican senators...
GOP lawmaker: Three-Fifths Compromise was to end slavery
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee Republican falsely declared Tuesday that an 18th century policy designating a slave as three-fifths of a person was adopted...
Win giant Gallo close to $400 million center in S. Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina will likely soon tweak its liquor laws to allow the biggest winemaker in the United States to spend $400...
Indiana governor vetoes bill limiting local health orders
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s governor has vetoed a bill that would limit the authority of county or city health departments by allowing local elected officials...
Senators keep South Carolina hate crime bill alive for now
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's effort to become the next-to-last state to pass a hate crimes law survived a challenge from some Republican senators...